Science Standards
Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades,
by the end of Grade 4, students will:
Standard 5.7

(Physics) All students will gain an understanding of natural laws as they apply to motion, forces, and energy transformations.

Standard 5.7.3.A Motion and Forces
Standard 5.7.3.A.1
Recognize that changes in the speed or direction of a moving object are caused by force and that the greater the force, the greater the change in motion will be.
Standard 5.7.3.A.2
Recognize that some forces can act at a distance.
· gravity
· magnetism
· static electricity
Standard 5.7.3.B  Energy Transformations
Standard 5.7.3.B.1
Identify sources of heat and demonstrate that heat can be transferred from one object to another.
Standard 5.7.3.B.2
Identify sources of light and demonstrate that light can be reflected from some surfaces and pass through others.
Standard 5.7.3.B.3
Use devices that show electricity producing heat, light, sound, and magnetic effects.
Standard 5.7.3.B.4
Show that differences in sound (loud or soft, high or low) can be produced by varying the way objects vibrate.